E.L. Doctorow

U.S. novelist

Writing is the only socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.

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Writing is the only socially acceptable form of schizophrenia. by Doctorow E.L.

Colette

(1873-1954), French novelist Writing only leads to more writing. www.sky-net-eye.com

in bad form

[in bad form] {adv. phr.} Violating social custom or accepted behavior. * /When Bob went to the opera in blue jeans and without a tie, his father-in-law told him that […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

not the thing

[not the thing] {n. phr.} Not the accepted form of action; something socially improper. * /It is simply not the thing to wear blue jeans to the opera./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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George Bernard Shaw

(1856-1950), Irish author I believe in the discipline of silence and could talk for hours about it.

быть на дружеской ноге

[быть на дружеской ноге] (с кем-л.) {v. phr.} [byit' na `drujeskoj no`g'e] {literally} To be on a […]

pick a bone

[pick a bone] See: [BONE TO PICK].

pipe

[pipe] See: [PUT THAT IN YOUR PIPE AND SMOKE IT].